You use your sink on a daily basis to rinse everything from your hands, body, and hair to dishes and veggies. So when water starts draining a little more slowly than usual and even the best drain ...

If your sink is gurgling, draining slower than usual, or giving off that suspicious musty smell, it's probably clogged. But before you reach for a pricey drain cleaner or call a plumber, there's a ...

Everybody knows that plumbing can be a messy, smelly and altogether nasty job. Nobody wants to do it except plumbers, who make good money doing the work nobody else wants to undertake. The best way to ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Clogged sinks and drains are a commonplace problem that everyone in the household ...

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There’s nothing worse than taking a shower and having the water pool at your ankles because of a blocked drain. While a plunger may be an effective cleaning gadget for your toilet, it doesn’t tend to ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Alex Pasek: Hi, I'm Alex Pasek, and I clean drains. Today we're going to look at a few drains, and I'm going to show you how to clean them. When a drain is ...

Those words strike fear and loathing into a homeowner’s heart. Nothing can ruin a pleasant day faster than the thought of shutting down a crucial room in your home until the plumber arrives. But it’s ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Indoor plumbing is one of those modern conveniences that you might only fully appreciate if it stops working — like when you realize the dirty dishwater in your kitchen sink isn’t draining. Luckily, ...